Dinovember

So, Ian was poking around on the computer the other night and found pictures from a family that had created "Dinovember".  Similarly to the Elf on the Shelf concept, in Dinovember, toy dinosaurs sneak out while the kids are asleep and get into trouble.  Since we have several bins full of toy dinos, Ian couldn't resist the opportunity.

The first night, the dinosaurs got into the food on the counter...

The second night they ransacked the bathroom..

The third night they tied up poor horsey...

The fourth, they destroyed one of our pumpkins...

They've also been seen reading a book, taking pictures with mom's camera, trying to help mom with the vacuuming, and playing with playdoh.

So, how did the boys react??  Well, Evan was the first one who saw the dinosaurs.  His hypothesis was that Ben had done it, he had put the dinosaurs in their positions on the kitchen counter.  Then, when Ben woke up, he actually agreed with Evan and took full credit for the whole incident...the little sneak!  For a few days, Ben loved saying that he was responsible for the mischief, so that's why the dinos decided to kidnap his horsey (which he didn't find too funny).

While we've all been having fun with the dinosaurs, however, there have been some unintended consequences.  Now, the boys walk around all the time talking about how they have to do "mischief" like the dinosaurs.  We even tried to change the dinos wicked ways one night and have them help with the vacuuming, but the boys turned it around and said that they were trying to break the dinosaurs.

Sigh...now we're thinking those dinos need to be taught a lesson...we'll have to see if they make any more appearances in December!